| A list of Medical School Educational Programs is | | | | building up a strong knowledge base. |
| available in the Curriculum Directory of the AAMC | | | | Many programs introduce first year students to |
| (Association of American Medical Colleges) which | | | | clinical experiences to encourage learning and |
| includes courses, combined degree programs and | | | | professional growth. Medical School programs which |
| clerkships. The journals of the AAMC also provide the | | | | provide graduate medical education train students |
| latest information about the curriculum available and | | | | professionally and clinically. They are taught the |
| they are available in most school libraries. | | | | humane care of patients and learn to take |
| The AAMC Curriculum Directory has a list of the | | | | responsibility as resident physicians as early as |
| medical student education programs at the 126 U.S. | | | | possible. |
| and 16 Canadian medical schools with the details of | | | | The Academic Programs of Medical Schools provide |
| each program. A student can not only search for the | | | | details about Graduate Medical Education, Graduate |
| required courses but he can also check out the | | | | Programs, Postdoctoral Programs and ways of |
| instructional and curricular innovations. The studies | | | | continuing medical education. Medical School Programs |
| include graduation and post graduation studies in | | | | offer education and training in many subjects of |
| medicine. | | | | biomedical sciences. |
| Intensive reviews of these educational programs and | | | | If the university has a research campus, research |
| instructional methods are carried out from time to | | | | opportunities are made available to the Medical School |
| time by medical schools in order to encourage | | | | students. Some research subjects offered are |
| improvement of medical education. As a result, an | | | | biochemistry, biotechnology, cell biology, virology and |
| interdisciplinary approach to the presentation of | | | | cellular immunology. Seminars and journal clubs have |
| individual course content has emerged, and the | | | | to be done in addition to course work. |
| functional applications of structure have gained more | | | | Postdoctoral studies are also included in the medical |
| emphasis. | | | | school programs. Training of postdoctoral appointees |
| Medical school students have more opportunities for | | | | has been a part of the program in recent years. A list |
| independent study and the coursework can be | | | | of seminars is offered for them so that they can |
| elective. An interesting development in the curriculum | | | | hear about the research studies of their peers and |
| has been the individual approach, whereby separate | | | | also get feedback from experts and professors |
| learning tracks of varying durations have been | | | | regarding further studies. |
| established at various schools. This approach has | | | | A very recent addition to the medical school program |
| subsequently been adapted by most of the medical | | | | has been spirituality. The School of Medicine and |
| schools and has been integrated in their program. | | | | Biomedical Sciences at UB is introducing it in their |
| The main aim of any Medical School Program is to | | | | curriculum from this fall semester. The program |
| turn out ethical and culturally competent physicians. | | | | manager feels that this subject will enable the medical |
| Excellence in medical education is of prime | | | | school students to understand patients better by |
| importance, and that is why the program includes | | | | understanding their culture, religious beliefs and |
| acquisition of clinical skills, professional attitudes and | | | | end-of-life issues. |